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Charge

Propose changes to the list of relationship designators in RDA Appendix K to enrich the vocabulary used to specify relationships between persons, families, and corporate bodies. The task force should review the relationship types used in the Union List of Artist Names and any other relevant vocabularies.

Timeline: final report by Annual 2012.

K.1 General Guidelines on Using Relationship Designators

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K.2 Relationship Designators for Related Persons

K.2.1 Relationship Designators to Relate Persons to Other Persons

alternate identity A pseudonymous or other identity assumed by the person
real identity A real person who assumes the alternate identity

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K.2.2 Relationship Designators to Relate Persons to Families

family member A person who is a member of the family
progenitor A person from whom the family is descended

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K.2.3 Relationship Designators to Relate Persons to Corporate Bodies

employee A person employed by the corporate body
founder A person who founded the corporate body
group member A person who is a member of the performing group, expedition, etc.
incumbent A person holding an office in the corporate body
sponsor A person sponsoring the corporate body

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K.3 Relationship Designators for Related Families

K.3.1 Relationship Designators to Relate Families to Persons

descendents A family descended from the particular person

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K.3.2 Relationship Designators to Relate Families to Other Families

descendent family A family descended from the other family

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K.3.3 Relationship Designators to Relate Families to Corporate Bodies

founding family A family that founded the corporate body
sponsoring family A family that sponsors the corporate body

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K.4 Relationship Designators for Related Corporate Bodies

K.4.1 Relationship Designators to Relate Corporate Bodies to Persons

employer A corporate body that employs the person
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K.4.2 Relationship Designators to Relate Corporate Bodies to Families

founded organization A corporate body that the family founded
sponsored organization A corporate body that the family sponsors

hierarchical subordinate A corporate body that is subordinate to the other corporate body
hierarchical superior A corporate body that is hierarchically superior to the other corporate body
mergee A corporate body that merged with the other corporate body to form a third
predecessor A corporate body that precedes the other corporate body
product of a merger A corporate body that resulted from a merger of two or more other corporate bodies
product of a split A corporate body that resulted from a split or division of the other corporate body
successor A corporate body that succeeds or follows the other corporate body
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